Property Information
Silver Award for Green Tourism
Cider Press (ETC 3 Stars) is a well apportioned studio apartment attached to The Mill in Burford, (downstairs from Lime Tree). The Mill Stream runs beneath the courtyard and the apartment has a small balcony overlooking a wonderful view of the stream and the surrounding woodland. It is a very peaceful location, yet only a 5 minute walk from Burford town centre, with its shops, pubs and restaurants. From the apartment there is a delightful 3 mile walk along the edge of the river to the neighbouring village of Swinbrook.
ACCOMMODATION
The apartment provides a high standard of accommodation with all the basic mod cons making sure your stay will be a comfortable one. At one end of the apartment you will find a Double Bed. Towards the centre is a Sitting/Dining area complete with comfortable sofa and armchair, Digital TV with DVD player.
The well fitted Kitchen is in an alcove and has an electric hob and oven, microwave and fridge with freezer compartment. Laundry facilities available on site.
Bathroom has a bath with overhead shower, WC and washbasin.
Heating & electricity included all year round.
Cider Press is on the first floor. Secure bike parking available. Wi Fi Connection available.
No Pets. No smokers. No Children. Private Parking on site. Access to garden.
The small town of Burford is perfectly located for all the attractions of the Cotswolds and surrounding areas, such as Blenheim Palace at Woodstock, the Cotswold Wildlife Park and several National Trust properties including Hidcote Manor Gardens. Oxford and Stratford upon Avon are within easy reach.
Local Information
Burford is possibly one of the most famous of the Cotswolds' locations. With its medieval bridge, old stone houses and attractive Tudor and Georgian frontages, Burford is justifiably one of the most picturesque towns in England. Often referred to as the 'Gateway to the Cotswolds', the town was originally a fortified Anglo-Saxon ford which later grew to be an important regional crossroads and wealthy wool town.
The 16th century Tolsey building, once the meeting place for medieval merchants, now houses The Tolsey Museum, a delightful local museum illustrating the town's social and industrial past. The fine church is a real gem with many interesting memorials charting some of Burford's great families. There is also the signature, on the baptisimal font, of Antony Sedley, one of the Levellers besieged in the church in 1649 - three of the ringleaders were executed by Oliver Cromwell's men in the churchyard.
Little changed over the centuries, Burford is popular with visitors, both for its beauty and history but also for its shopping and antiques, and for the wide variety of places to eat, with restaurants, pubs and teashops. Burford is an ideal base for visiting The Cotswolds area as it is within easy driving distance of popular attractions such as Blenheim Palace, Sudley Castle, Warwick Castle and several National Trust Houses and Gardens. Bourton on the Water, Bibury, Cirencester and Stow on the Wold are all with 25 minutes from the property.